Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-03-25
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE
TUESDAY, March 10.

SCnate-Bills passed: To amend section
1924 of the revised statutes of 1873, and
to provide for appeals under said section.
To authorize tho improvement of the
north fork of Flambau river for log driv-
ing purposes. Prsvidingfor the appoint
ment and duties of register of probate
for Winnebago county. To authorize the
improvement of Bear creekfor log driving
purposes. To amend the revised statutes
relating to lodges oranges, etc. To
amend the revised statutes, entitled ''of
guardians and wards" 1t provides that
when the father dies without q will, the
mother may name the guardian of her
children in her will. Assembly bills con-
Cured in: To amend the charter of the
city of Mayville. For the government o.
county asylums for the chronic insane
1t provides that the county board may
appoint a board of trustees who shall
hold their Office three yeass each, one be-
ing ap pointed eack year, for the control
of the county asylnms. Adjourned.
House-The following bills were passed:
Amending the charter of the city of Ra-
cine. Amending the charter of the city
of Beloit, Relating to boards of review,
To amended the charter of the city of
Manitowoc. Appropriating the sum of
$4,000 or so much thereof as may be re-
quired, to aid in securing an exhibit of
the condition and wsrk of the public
schools of Wisconsin at this national CEN
tennary school exposition in chicago, in
July, 1887. Relating to the com pensation
of officers, jurors and witnesses in taking
lnquests of the dead. The evening ses
sion was devoted to the discussion of tn!
convict labor question, and joint resolu
tion No. % A. was finally adopted and the
house adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, March 16.
Senate.-Only one bill passed the senate
to day, as follows: Annexing certain
territory to the city of Chippewa Falls
and amending chapter 164 of the laws of
Wisconsin for 1885, entitled, IAN act to
revise of the city of Chippewa Falls. AS
sembly bills co1curred in. To incorpo-
rate the city of Mauston. To amend the
charter of the city of Viroqua. To
amend the charter of the city ofiMadisOn.
To amend the charter of the city Apple
ton. To provide for illustrating the an
nual reports and bulletins of the expert
mental station, and appropriating a sum
of money therefor. To appropriate to
George E. Tate, $4oO in the contested
seat matter with Isaar Mccain.
Rouse-Bills passad the house as fol-
lows: To incorporate the city of Mari
nette. To amend the charter of tho city
of New Richmond, To provide payment
for the officiating chaplains of the senate
and assembly. On motion of Mr.. Brimi
the rule. were suspended and bill No. 592
A., to incorporate the city of Altoona,
was passed. On motion of Mr.. Avery the
rules were suspended and bill No. 359, A,
to incorporate the city of Reedsburg, was
passed. The following bill. were con-
CURED in: Permitting mutual loan and
building corporations for a longer
period than twenty years. Making ap-
propriations as follows: To the Wiscon-
sin State Hospital for the insane, for cur
rent expenses, including painting and
necessary repairs, to Jan. l, 1882, S115,-
600; to the Northern Hospital for the in
sane, for current expenses including
painting and necessary repairs, to Jan. l,
1889, S131 900; to the Wisconsin School
for the Deaf, for current expenses, in
cluding painting and necessary repairs,
to March l, 1899, $4,000; to the Wiscon-
sin School for the Blind, for current e1-
pen.es, including painting and necessary
| repairs, to Ma ch, 1889, $4,000; to the
! Wisconsin Industrial School for Boys, for
current expenses, inclnding painting aud
| necessary repairs, to Jan. l, 1889, S75, 900;
| to the Wisconsin State Prison, for cur
| rent expenses, including necessary re-
pairs and, painting, to March 1, 1889;
! $4,000. Several bills we're indefinite
| ly postponed and the assembly adjourn
! ed.
THURSDAY, March II.
SeHute.-The following bills passed: To
| protect butter and cheese manufacturers
by Furnishing those who sell impure milk
to manufacturers. To authorize Frank
| Entuer, his associates and assigns, to
keep and maintain ferry across the St.
CroiI river. Authorizing S. ". Cam pbell
and his associates to maintain a dam
on Apple river, in st. Croi1 county. To
provide for the exemption of the proper
ty of the Milwaukee industrial exposition
from taxation. To authorize S. Z. Bron-
son, Samuel Murrish and Robert Wallace
to construct and maintain toll bridge
across the Wisconsin river, in Sauk coun-
ty, to point on the opposite side of said
river, either in the county of Dane or
Iowa. To legalize certain proceedings of
the officers and council of the city of Mil
waukee. Adjourned.
House-Bills passed: Relating to lands
sold for taxes. To authorize the county
of Dunn to construct and maintain free
wagon bridge over and across the Chip
peva river, between the towns of Spring
Brook and Rock Creek. or the towns 81
Dunn and Perie, as the county board may
designate. Requiring the commissioners
of public lands to dispose of certain in
demnity lands received by the state in
lieu of swamp and overfowed lands locat-
ed by military bounty warrants from
Sept. 2S, 1852, to March 8, 1857, the
minimum price per..acre being Sl,the pro
ceeds to go to the proper counties and
towns. Relating to the annual meetings
of town insurance companies On mo
ton of Mr.. Hall the rules were suspended
and No. S64, A., to revise chapter 20, OF
the laws of 1885. entitled, IAN act to in
corporate the city of Antigo.nwas taken
up and passed. Adjourned.
FRIDAY. MARCH Is.
Senoss.-Governor Rusk returned the